It surprised many observers, clients and creditors that it was not done sooner, Big Bear Choppers having stopped activity in November 2011. On Friday May 4, 2012 Big Bear Choppers filed for voluntary chapter 7 bankruptcy in California Central Bankruptcy Court (Case number 6:12-bk-21113) . David Philipson of Law Office of David Philipson in Big Bear Lake, California represents BBC. Judge Wayne E. Johnson is in charge of the bankruptcy case.

More than 325 creditors are listed. It includes clients who ordered and paid in part or in full motorcycles they never received, a wide range of well known part vendors of the industry and magazines in which Big Bear Choppers used to advertise. Mona Alsop wife of BBC owner Kevin Alsop is listed among the creditors. Alsomentioned is Simon Scott from PT Ragehard Choppers who is the owner of the company now trying to produce Big Bear motorcycles using Kevin Alsop as a free-lance designer. Full list of BBC’s creditors after the jump.